Govin-namapitiya, Govīn-nāmāpiṭiya: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Govīn-nāmāpiṭiya is the name of a locality that existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Alutvāva, a village about 3 miles north of the 12th mile on the Kākirāva-Talāva road, is called Hopiṭiya in the sub-division Mahademeṭi-kuliya, in an inscription of Kassapa IV (898-914) in situ: also mentioned is the place Govīn-nāmāpiṭiya.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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